In computing , a presentation program (also called presentation software ) is a software package used to display information in the form of a slide show . It has three major functions:
22-502: Keynote is a presentation software application developed as a part of the iWork productivity suite by Apple Inc. Version 10 of Keynote for Mac, the latest major update, was released in March 2020. On January 27, 2010, Apple announced a new version of Keynote for iPad with an all-new touch interface. It is now also available for the iPhone to download from the App Store . Keynote began as
44-567: A computer program for Apple CEO Steve Jobs to use in creating the presentations for Macworld Conference and Expo and other Apple keynote events. Before using Keynote, Jobs had used Concurrence, from Lighthouse Design , a similar product which ran on the NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP platforms. The program was first sold publicly as Keynote 1.0 in 2003, competing against existing presentation software, most notably Microsoft PowerPoint . In 2005, Apple began selling Keynote 2.0 in conjunction with Pages ,
66-436: A data set to help with testing assumptions, model selection and regression model validation , estimator selection, relationship identification, factor effect determination, and outlier detection. In addition, the choice of appropriate statistical graphics can provide a convincing means of communicating the underlying message that is present in the data to others. Graphical statistical methods have four objectives: If one
88-487: A negative reputation as sometimes functioning as a crutch for the poorly informed or the poorly prepared. Using Autographix and Dicomed , it became quite easy to make last-minute changes compared to traditional typesetting and pasteup. It was also a lot easier to produce a large number of slides in a small amount of time. However, these workstations also required skilled operators, and a single workstation represented an investment of $ 50,000 to $ 200,000 (in 1979 dollars). In
110-552: A new word processing and page layout application, in a software package called iWork. At the Macworld Conference & Expo 2006, Apple released iWork '06 with updated versions of Keynote 3.0 and Pages 2.0. In addition to official HD compatibility, Keynote 3 added new features, including group scaling, 3D charts, multi-column text boxes, auto bullets in any text field, image adjustments, and free-form masking tools. In addition, Keynote features three-dimensional transitions, such as
132-407: A rotating cube or a simple flip of the slide. In the fall of 2007, Apple released Keynote 4.0 in iWork '08, along with Pages 3.0 and the new Numbers spreadsheet application. On October 23, 2013, Apple redesigned Keynote with version 6.0, and made it free for anyone with a new iOS device or a recently purchased Mac. A version of Keynote for visionOS was released on February 2, 2024, alongside
154-484: A similar "slide show" format, for example iPhoto . These programs allow groups of digital photos to be displayed in a slide show with options such as selecting transitions, choosing whether or not the show stops at the end or continues to loop, and including music to accompany the photos. Similar to programming extensions for an operating system or web browser , "add ons" or plugins for presentation programs can be used to enhance their capabilities. Apps can enable
176-438: A smartphone to be a remote control for slideshow presentations, including slide previews, speaker notes, timer, stop watch, pointer, going directly to a given slide, blank screen and more. Presentation programs also offer an interactive integrated hardware element designed to engage an audience (e.g. audience response systems , second screen applications) or facilitate presentations across different geographical locations through
198-454: Is considered supplemental to a strong aural presentation that accompanies the slide show, but in many cases, such as statistical graphics , it can be difficult to convey essential information other than by visual means; additionally, a well-designed infographic can be extremely effective in a way that words are not. Endemic over-reliance on slides with low information density and with a poor accompanying lecture has given presentation software
220-468: Is not using statistical graphics, then one is forfeiting insight into one or more aspects of the underlying structure of the data. Statistical graphics have been central to the development of science and date to the earliest attempts to analyse data. Many familiar forms, including bivariate plots , statistical maps , bar charts , and coordinate paper were used in the 18th century. Statistical graphics developed through attention to four problems: Since
242-426: The knowledge economy generally, where ideas are a primary work output . Presentations may also feature prominently in political settings, especially in workplace politics , where persuasion is a central determinant of group outcomes. Most modern meeting-rooms and conference halls are configured to include presentation electronics, such as projectors suitable for displaying presentation slides , often driven by
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#1732858801097264-548: The ability to import graphic images. Some tools also have the ability to search and import images from Flickr or Google directly from the tool. Custom graphics can also be created in other programs such as Adobe Photoshop or GIMP and then exported. The concept of clip art originated with the image library that came as a complement with VCN ExecuVision , beginning in 1983. With the growth of digital photography and video , many programs that handle these types of media also include presentation functions for displaying them in
286-505: The command of the presenter. An entire presentation can be saved in video format. The slides can also be saved as images of any image file formats for any future reference. Transitions between slides can be animated in a variety of ways, as can the emergence of elements on a slide itself. Typically a presentation has many constraints and the most important being the limited time to present consistent information. Many presentation programs come with pre-designed images ( clip art ) and/or have
308-795: The internet (e.g. web conferencing ). Hardware devices such as laser pointers and interactive whiteboards can ease the job of a live presenter . Statistical graphics Statistical graphics , also known as statistical graphical techniques , are graphics used in the field of statistics for data visualization . Whereas statistics and data analysis procedures generally yield their output in numeric or tabular form, graphical techniques allow such results to be displayed in some sort of pictorial form. They include plots such as scatter plots , histograms , probability plots , spaghetti plots , residual plots, box plots , block plots and biplots . Exploratory data analysis (EDA) relies heavily on such techniques. They can also provide insight into
330-513: The launch of the Apple Vision Pro . The app is largely based upon the iPadOS version of the program, and is currently the only component of the iWork suite to offer a native visionOS app. Keynote Remote was an iOS application that controlled Keynote presentations from an iPhone , iPod Touch or iPad over a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth connection and was released through the App Store. With
352-449: The mid-1980s developments in the world of computers changed the way presentations were created. Inexpensive, specialized applications now made it possible for anyone with a PC to create professional-looking presentation graphics. Originally these programs were used to generate 35 mm slides, to be presented using a slide projector . As these programs became more common in the late 1980s several companies set up services that would accept
374-400: The presenter's own laptop , under direct control of the presentation program used to develop the presentation. Often a presenter will present a lecture using the slides as a visual aid both for the presenter (to track the lecture's coverage) and for the audience (especially when an audience member mishears or misunderstands the verbal component). Generally in presentations, the visual material
396-751: The release of Keynote for iOS, the app was integrated into the new Keynote application and the stand-alone app was withdrawn. Control where the presenter display appears when rehearsing a presentation with multiple displays connected. Presentation program Presentation software can be viewed as enabling a functionally-specific category of electronic media , with its own distinct culture and practices as compared to traditional presentation media (such as blackboards , whiteboards and flip charts ). Presentations in this mode of delivery have become pervasive in many aspects of business communication , especially in business planning , as well as in academic-conference and professional conference settings, and in
418-525: The shows on diskette and create slides using a film recorder or print transparencies . In the 1990s dedicated LCD -based screens that could be placed on the projectors started to replace the transparencies, and by the early 2000s they had almost all been replaced by video projectors . The first commercial computer software specifically intended for creating WYSIWYG presentations was developed at Hewlett-Packard in 1979 and called BRUNO and later HP-Draw. The first microcomputer-based presentation software
440-476: The use of older visual-aid technology, such as pamphlets , handouts, chalkboards, flip charts, posters, slides and overhead transparencies. Text, graphics, movies, and other objects are positioned on individual pages or "slides" or "foils" . The "slide" analogy is a reference to the slide projector , a device that has become somewhat obsolete due to the use of presentation software. Slides can be printed, or (more usually) displayed on-screen and navigated through at
462-452: Was Cromemco's Slidemaster, developed by John F. Dunn and released by Cromemco in 1981. The first software displaying a presentation on a personal computer screen was VCN ExecuVision , developed in 1982. This program allowed users to choose from a library of images to accompany the text of their presentation. Harvard Graphics was introduced for MS-DOS and Lotus Freelance Graphics was introduced for DOS and OS/2 in 1986. PowerPoint
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#1732858801097484-474: Was introduced for the Macintosh computer in 1987. A presentation program is supposed to help both the speaker with an easier access to his ideas and the participants with visual information which complements the talk. There are many different types of presentations including professional (work-related), education, entertainment, and for general communication. Presentation programs can either supplement or replace
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